The Economics Network

Improving economics teaching and learning for over 20 years

Curriculum and content

For perspectives on the curriculum reform debate in economics, see the dedicated micro-blog. Educational materials for economics are in another part of the site.

Directional Forecasting, Forecasting Accuracy and Making Profits
Steve Cook, Swansea University
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Forecast encompassing tests as a means of forecast comparison
Steve Cook, Swansea University
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Forecast Combination: A tool for teaching and demonstrating the underlying issues
Steve Cook, Swansea University Business School
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Teaching Portfolio Theory: A tool for demonstrating the diversification effect and related issues
Steve Cook, Swansea University Business School
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Time Series Decomposition: A practical example using a classic data set
Steve Cook, Swansea University Business School
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Teaching economics to social scientists: is current practice fit for purpose?
Eric Golson, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Teaching economics to undergraduate Business Management Students
Fiona Carmichael, Birmingham Business School
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Teaching economics using proverbs from around the world
Gherardo Girardi, London Metropolitan University
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Economic Naturalist Writing Assignment
Wayne Geerling, LaTrobe University
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Developing a web-based teaching and learning resource for cost benefit analysis: CBA Builder
Daniel Wheatley, Nottingham Trent University
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The Global Climate Change Game
James Copestake and Tom Ellum, University of Bath
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Teaching international economics and finance during (and beyond) the global financial crisis
Margaret Giles, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia
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Trial of the Exeter Economic Experiments
Juergen Bracht, Department of Economics, University of Aberdeen
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Applying Economics Threshold Concepts
Oliver Marnet, Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting, Coventry University
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METAL resources review
Juliette Stephenson, University of Exeter Business School
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Applying METAL resources in a Level 1 module
Sheila Dutton, University of Portsmouth
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Case 6: Price discrimination (homework)
Dieter Balkenborg and Todd Kaplan, University of Exeter
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Case 5: Bank runs (computerised)
Dieter Balkenborg and Todd Kaplan, University of Exeter
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